I love that proverb. It's not the fault of younger gen though - tis the lack of monitoring. My nephews are so in touch with nature, but they have a contract that limits the use of phones.Example: babysitting 8 year old the other day:

'Aunty K, I'm only allowed half an hour on electronics, just setting the alarm okay?'

Sure. Half an hour - alarm buzzes.

"Okay, awesome, I'm jsut going to read my book for ten minutes then can we go to the creek and go exploring??"

Love him to bits.